Hermann Knoflacher

Hermann Knoflacher was trained in civil engineering, mathematics, and geodesy. He became full Professor in Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering in the year 1975 at the Vienna University of Technology. Since then he worked in transport and city planning, carried out more than 100 transport master plans for cities. He was Guest Professor in Universities in Europe, China, Japan and USA. He was also advisor to the Minister of Transport for over eight years. He was member of the advisory groups for the EU Commission for Telematics in the 4.FP and for Intermodality and Sustainable Mobility in the 5. FP. Member and Chairman of Road Research working Groups of the OECD and PIARC, and expert for the WHO. He published 8 books, more than 500 scientific publications, 500 expert opinions, and more than 1,000 lectures in the field of transport planning and traffic engineering worldwide (USA, Europe, Asia, Australia). His key areas of expertise are transport planning, city planning, civil engineering, transport policy.

Publications

The Role of Engineers and Their Tools in the Transport Sector after Paradigm Change: From Assumptions and Extrapolations to Science
The Role of Engineers and Their Tools in the Transport Sector after Paradigm Change: From Assumptions and Extrapolations to Science
Hermann Knoflacher. © 2020. 29 pages.
On the contrary to other fields of human progress, transport is creating more problems with increasing wealth. Congestion, traffic victims, noise and air pollution are direct...
Logistics for City and Regional Planning: Urban and Regional Planning Without Taking Into Account the Effects of Transport Logistics
Logistics for City and Regional Planning: Urban and Regional Planning Without Taking Into Account the Effects of Transport Logistics
Hermann Knoflacher. © 2018. 23 pages.
Logistics in transport considers the physical structure of a city as given and tries to optimize the performance of companies or the transportation system within the given...
Engineering Tools and Solutions for Sustainable Transportation Planning
Engineering Tools and Solutions for Sustainable Transportation Planning
Hermann Knoflacher, Ebru V. Ocalir-Akunal. © 2017. 374 pages.
While modern cities continue to grow and become more efficient in many sectors as their population increases, public transportation has not yet caught up. As a significant...
The Role of Engineers and Their Tools in the Transport Sector after Paradigm Change: From Assumptions and Extrapolations to Science
The Role of Engineers and Their Tools in the Transport Sector after Paradigm Change: From Assumptions and Extrapolations to Science
Hermann Knoflacher. © 2017. 29 pages.
On the contrary to other fields of human progress, transport is creating more problems with increasing wealth. Congestion, traffic victims, noise and air pollution are direct...
Effect of a Motorway on Development of Accidents in a Big City
Effect of a Motorway on Development of Accidents in a Big City
Hermann Knoflacher. © 2017. 16 pages.
Traditional transport practice and science call motorways as safe roads since the accident rate (accidents per 1 million vehicle kilometres) is lower than on ordinary roads. This...
Logistics for City and Regional Planning: Urban and Regional Planning Without Taking into Account the Effects of Transport Logistics
Logistics for City and Regional Planning: Urban and Regional Planning Without Taking into Account the Effects of Transport Logistics
Hermann Knoflacher. © 2017. 23 pages.
Logistics in transport considers the physical structure of a city as given and tries to optimize the performance of companies or the transportation system within the given...
Eco-Methodology for Urban and Transport Planning for the Future Eco-Technology
Eco-Methodology for Urban and Transport Planning for the Future Eco-Technology
Hermann Knoflacher, Ebru Vesile Ocalir. © 2012. 20 pages.
This study gives the reasons and basics of a new approach which adopts eco-technologies to urban and transport planning. In this chapter, in the case of urban and transport...